The Collegiate
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, DECEMBER 16, 1960
NUMBER ELEVEN
Crowned Miss Pine Knot 1961 at the annual Christmas dance
last weekend was Della McCullen, center, a Freshman class
candidate. First runnerup was Myra White, left, and second
runnerup was Carole Barber, right.
Della McCullen Named
^60 Pine Knot Queen
By MARY LOUISE WESTPHAL Johnne Owens, Sigma Tau Chi;
Della McCullen, candidate of the
Freshman class, reigns as the
1961 Pine Knot Queen. She was
crowned by Cinda Bunting, Pine
Knot Queen of 1960, at this year’s
annual Christmas Dance.
The Christmas Dance was spon-
ored by the social committee with
Bob Matthews, the chairman of
this committee, acting as master
of ceremonies.
Della is 18 years old and this
is her first year at Atlantic Christ
ian College. She is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McCullen
Jr. of Clinton, North Carolina.
Miss McCullen was one of 11
candidates who participated in
the Pine Knot Queen Contest. Oth
ers were Judy Collins, Senior
clas; Judy Barnes, Junior class;
Marian Summerlin, Sophomore
class; Myra White, Omega Chi;
Carole Barber, Phi Sigma Tau;
Martha Earley, Delta Sigma; Lyn-
nette Jefferson, Sigma Phi EJpsi-
lon; Mary Cobb Forbes, Delta Sig
ma Phi, and Carole Barber, Alpha
Sigma Pi.
The judges for the selection of
Mis Pine Knot were Mrs. James
Bruce King, Mr. and Mrs. Her
ring, and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Donoghue.
After each candidate was pre
sented during the intermission of
the dance, the j'udges had a private
and len^hy consultation. When
they made their decision. Bob
Matthews returned to the platform
with the results. Carole Barber,
second runner-up; Myra White,
first runner-up; and Miss McCul
len was crowned Queen of the Pine
Knot.
Della will be featured in this
year’s edition of the college an
nual.
ACC Leads Conference;
Boyd, Starters Sparkle
Sparked by high scoring Jack Boyd, a senior who played ball as a sophomore
at Duke University, the Atlantic Christian College Bulldogs have completed pre-Christ-
mas conference basketball play with a 2-0 record.
Downing the highly praised Bears from Lenoir Rhyne College 75-73 December
10 at Wilson, the Bulldogs continued to live up to pre-season convictions’of Coach Jack
McComas that his team would be battling for the number one spot in North State Con
ference play.
— ♦ Movipg to the Quantico Marine
Van Camp Proposes
Executive Revisions
By TERRILL RIIJEY
Collegiate Co-Editor
A revival was the scene of this
week’s executive board meeting.
Restoring enthusiasm, and inter
est comparable to pre-segregation
activity were evangelists James
VanCamp, Junior Class president,
and Dr. William Troutman, Facul
ty representative.
VanCamp, who challenged the
board to take a look at itself in
last week’s meeting, introduced to
the campus leaders four propo
sals to better organize the govern
ment.
“If adopted,” VanCamp said,
“our group will be better equipped
to meet proposed legislation.” The
executive board member indicated
that there were new blUs in the
making and such organization
al preparation was urgent.
Proposals recommended to the
board were that all bills passed by
the executive board be booked as
statutes of the government, that
an organizational chart be created
by an appointed committee for the
purpose of clearly outlining the en
tire organization of the cooperative
association, that the permanent
Committee on committees be giv
en the responsibility to regularly
appoint special committees to pro
pose specified legislation on speci
fic dates after sufficient study is
completed, and that every group
which represents Atlantic Chris
tian College through the executive
board at conferences, conventions,
etc., be required to submit a writ
ten report of such events to the
Big Homecoming Plans Booming;
Coronation And Parade Dates Set
Comimittee - planning sessions
are in high gear to make Atlan
tic Christian College’s gala Home
coming scheduled February 10-
and 11, the biggest and best.
Under the direction of James
D. Daniell, homecoming chairrnan,
the complete agenda of activities
has been napped. Kickoff for the
celebration will be the Coronation
Ball at 8 p.m. Friday, February
10, at which time the 1961
Homecoming queen will be crown
ed.
Heading up selection and corna-
tion of the Homecoming court and
queen is Mrs. Lynn West of the
business department. The Corona
tion Ball itself will be under the
supervision of Miss Sarah Bain
Ward, dean of women.
Saturday, when most of the
alumni are expected to arrive in
Wilson, a gaint Homecoming pa
rade will start day-long activities.
Each fraternity and sorority has
indicated it will enter a float in
the parade. In addition, bands and
cars carrying pretty girls will be
included.
In charge of the parade commit
tee is Edward E. Beeler, director
of publicity, who is also in charge
of aU Homecoming publicity.
Thirty minutes past the noon
hour ACC alumni wiU gather for
the annual Alum i Luncheon and
the annual Alumni Luncheon and
business session on campus. Mr.
Daniel also heads up this area of
activity. ^ ,
R. Worden Allen Jr., director of
development, is directing planning
for the unveiling of plaques on
three campus buildings — Moye
Science hall, Hackney hall, and
Lee infirmary.
Directly following unveihng of
the plagues, open house will be
held on campus and at the home
of resident and Mrs. Arthur D.
Wenger. Mrs. Wenger wiU super
vise the open house at the resi
dent’s home while D. L. (Pete)
Warren, director of student life,
will handle the campus open house.
Both activities will be held from
3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
At 5:30 a bonfire and pep rally
to drum up enthusiasm for the
basketball game against Pfeiffer
College at 8 p.m., will be staged
on campus. Ashton Wiggs of the
business department is chairman
of the bonfire and rally committee.
Sorority and fraternity reunions
are the next activity on the agenda.
They will be held in fraternity
houses and restaurants in Wilson.
Mr. Warren also _ heads up this
Homecoming activity.
At the same hour of the Greek
reunions, several class reunions
will be carried on. Milton Adams,
business manager of the college,
reports several classes are sche
duled to have their reunions, in
cluding the classes of 1921, 1931,
1941, and 1951.
During the Homecoming basket
ball game, to be played in spacious
Recreation Park Community cen
ter, the Homecoming queen and
her court will be presented. Actual
ly, the Homecoming queen will
reign over all activites following
her crowning at the dance Friday
night.
Russell Arnold, chairman of the
department of art, will direct stag
ing of the Homecoming court pre
sentation during the halftime of
the cage encounter.
Immediately following the game
the annual Homecoming dance will
take place. A trio of past masters
in dance planning — Miss Jessie
Daniel, Mrs. Jan Boles and Mrs.
Edna Johnston — have been elect
ed to complete arrangements for
the big Homecoming dance.
In conjunction with 1961 Home
coming, the Wilson Chamber of
Commerce is holding its Second
Annual CoUege Appreciation Week.
Activities honoring the College will
begin Monday, February 6, and
conclude Sunday, February 12.
executive 'board to be placed in a
permanent file.
Speaking at length, VanCamp
outlined each proposal separately.
Upon conclusion of each explana
tion, the board discussed each
plan and approved the adoption of
each.
Dr. William Troutman introduc
ed something new in the way of
executive procedure for the board
Monday evening.
The Faculty representative, who
had been encouraged by the board
earlier in the year to study the
budgetary system of the coopera
tive association, recommended that
the entire executive group consti
tute itself as a budgetary system
committee. The board approved
and withdrew from its official posi
tion as governing body and became
a special committee with the pur
pose of organizing a new budgeta
ry system for the fiscal year.
The converted board-committee
drew up a new plan for creating
and presenting the annual associa
tion budget in the Fall.
After much discussion, the com
mittee formulated the annual
budgetary plan for recommenda
tion and presentation at the next
executive board meeting in Janua
ry. Official action will be taken on
the plan when the executive lead
ers entertain the recommendation
as the official governing board and
not as a designated comjmittee.
Though the method was new to
many, several members expressed
their desire to make use of the
provision more often.
Kenneth Bryan, Vice president
of the cooperative association, pre
siding in the absence of president
David Smith, suggested that the
board study the possibilities of hav
ing a human relations seminar on
the ACC campus. The Committee
on committees was assigned the
task of appointing a selective com
mittee to study the possibilities.
Tom,my Norvell, chairman of the
cafeteria investigation committee,
announced that a written report
and analysis from president Wen
ger’s office would be presented at
the next board meeting.
tournament December 13 the Bull
dogs were scheduled to face some
tough opposition which is expected
to give an indication of how well
they will do against real basket
ball powers.
In four outings this season, the
’Dogs have won against embroke
College twice, 90-81 and 71-63, Ca
tawba 67-54 and Lenoir Rhyne 75-
73.
Four of the five starting players
are averaging in double digit fig
ures point - wise. Lead by Boyd
who is averaging 23 counters per
gamje, the Bulldogs are being help
ed a great deal by the scoring of
guard Dick Knox who is averaging
12 points per game.
Center Ernie Oden is hitting at
a 11.2 clip while forward Jerry
Fritz, who averaged 18.2 in 17
games last season, is dumping 10.1
points per encounter. John Eskew,
the fifth starter, is near two digits
with 9.5 points a game.
In the scrap between the Bull
dogs and Lenoir Rhyne 6-8 reserve
center Dale Fillingame came
through with top - notch rebound
ing and plunked in 10 points while
playing only half a game.
Participating in the Quantico
tournament are these teams along
with 1959-60 won - loss records:
Philadelphia Textile Institute 16-5;
Belmont Abbey College 19-6; Uni
versity of Buffalo 15-6; American
University 21-5; .racksonville Uni
versity 11-10; St. Michael’s College
13-10; Marine Corps Schools
(Quantico) 38-6; and Atlantic
Chri.<!tian College 17-14.
Following the Quantico tourna
ment, the Bulldogs will return to
action January 3, 1961, when they
journey to Misenheimer, N. C., to
take on the Pfeiffer Colle,^/:? Fal
cons, coached by Francis Essie.
Bulletin
Dr. S. Perry Case, age 80, a
veteran educator who has
served Atlantic Christian Col
lege from the days of its youth
until it grew into a major in
stitution in the state, died sud
denly here Wednesday night.
A Versatile educator, Dr.
Case taught in the fields of
Bible, religious education, phi
losophy, social science, art, and
science.
Funeral services will be con
ducted today at 11 o’clock at
the First Christian CJiurch here.
Drama Club Is Invited
To State Play Festival
stage and Script has been invit
ed to participate in a play festi
val sponsored by the College Union
Theatre Committee of N. C. State
College.
In making public this invitation,
Mrs. Doris Holsworth, Stage and
Script faculty adviser, said that
this is an annual one-act play festi
val and will be held Saturday, Feb
ruary 25, 1%1. The event will be
held in conjunction with the Four
th Annual Fine Arts Festival. Col
leges throughout North' Carolina
and Virginia have been invited to
participate.
Consideration as to whether
Stage and Script will enter the
festival was given at the regular
meeting of the drama club held
on Tuesday night. John Vernon,
president of Stage and Script, indi
cated an announcement will be re
leased soon as to the decision
reached.
Also on last Tuesday evening,
try-outs for THE GLASS MENA
GERIE were held. Vernon stated
that the chosen cast will be an
nounced in the near future. The
play will be produced next May.
Sanford Peele, class of 1960 and
former veteran of the AC stage,
is now pursuing graduate work in
English at East Carolina College.
He recently portrayed a role in the
school’s production of Christopher
Frye’s THE LADY’S NOT FOR
Burning. While at Ac, 'Sandy”
had a part in this same drama
when it was staged under the spon
sorship of Stage and Script approxi
mately four years ago.